angulate

adj, verb — 2 senses

angulate

adj

UK /ˈæŋɡjʊlət/ · US /ˈæŋɡjələt/

Etymology Borrowed from Classical Latin angulātus, from angulus (“angle”) + -ātus.

1

Shaped with corners or angles.

angulate leaves

Derived terms: angulately, biangulate, uniangulate
Related terms: subangulate, triangulate

angulate

verb

UK /ˈæŋɡjʊleɪt/ · US /ˈæŋɡjəleɪ̯t/

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin angulāt-, the past participial stem of angulō.

1

To make, or to become, angular.

The platinum shaft connecting the ribbon to the piston base is a rounded wire and can be easily angulated after placement of the prosthesis for optimal incus to fenestra reach.2010, Aina J. Gulya, Lloyd B. Minor, Michael E. Glasscock, Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear, page 536:

Related terms: angulated, angulation

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